Aviation Gin Blog

A Perfect Autumn Cocktail & Cookie Pairing

I love popcorn and I love cookies! If the history of my eating habits were recorded they would likely qualify as my two favorite food groups. I also love autumn and I love all the autumnal flavors! What better than to combine my love of cranberry, pumpkin and the spices associated with fall with my love of cookies and popcorn? Not only is it National Cookie Day, but it’s National Popcorn Popping Month. I would probably starve to death without my air popper. Honestly, my Instagram feed is a testament to that fact. But, where I can easily pop and season a mean bowl of popcorn, I cannot bake to save my life. So, I called for backup. Take it away Ms. Rachelq Harman, Lead Sales Associate at the House Spirits Distillery kiosk in the PDX airport and kitchen Assistant Extraordinaire! – Rena

When the leaves change, the temperature drops and the sky turns cloudy, all I want to do is stay in, bundle up, and bake. From September to February, there’s nothing I love more than spending a gloomy afternoon whipping up a batch of cookies. So when Portland finally got a little bit of fall weather this week and Rena asked for some baking assistance, I couldn’t have been more excited. What’s more, these cookies and our accompanying Aviation American Gin cocktail involve all my favorite autumn flavors: rich pumpkin, tart cranberry and sugary sweet caramel corn. We had a ton of fun rolling up our sleeves and getting a little messy figuring out the perfect way to combine everything into a tasty and adorable cookie that, despite the lengthy recipe, took just over an hour to fully assemble. The end result is a cakey, rich cookie with a crunchy, sweet topping that pairs perfectly with the tartness of the cranberry and dry cider in our Indian Summer Cocktail. We enjoyed ours outside under the changing leaves in the last rays of a warm fall day, but I know they’d be just as sweet inside, snuggled up while the rain pours down. – Rachelq